I'm loooking to improve my game with Cammy, any suggestions?
I have been maining Cammy for nearly a year now - I'm doing well, but my game needed some "Va-Va-Voom". I was wondering how I can improve my game.
Here's a video of my Cammy play, fresh from the oven today:
I feel that I Cannon Spike to recklessly and I am far too agressive. What tips and tricks can I use to improve my game and get into the big leagues?
Responses (2 total)
The one thing about Cammy is that her Cannon Spike is really good therefore very easy to abuse. Luckily, you're opponent in this match only managed to punish two of them on block but they weren't solid punishments. Definitely be aware not to overdo it with the Cannon Spikes. A competent player will punish those each and everytime.
One thing I'd suggest is learning some of Cammy's Bread and Butter combos. Cr.LK, cr. LP, cr. LK, HK Spiral Arrow is a good one along with cr. LK, cr. LP, cr. LP, HK Spiral Arrow. One of my personal favorites is st. MP, cr. MP, HK Spiral Arrow. The timing is a bit tight but not impossible and learning them will make you a well rounded player.
Another suggestion is to learn her instant dive kick (on the ground the motion is Down, Down-Back, Up-Forward and a kick. The EX one ends with Back-Up). It's an awesome move and sets you up to perform a few hard hitting combos (st. HP, HK Cannon Strike, cr HP, cr. MK, HK Spiral Arrow for example) and the EX version (if buffered in correctly) can be linked into her Ultra 1. Learning it will allow you to mess around with how you utilize her mix up game. You can set up tick throws, BnB combos, another Dive Kick, a whiffed Dive Kick, suffice to say it's worth learning! It can be very useful in her Dive Kick pressure game.
Also, throw out Hooligan Combinations to catch your opponents off guard. The EX version will snatch a jumping player with ease now. Be cautious and use it sparingly as it can be punished quite easily.
Finally, I suggest checking out videos of top players using your character. It'll help inspire you to get better and you may also see things you didn't think were possible. New combos, different ways to punish, different mix ups, and especially how to handle different match ups. It'll will go a long way in helping improve your skills and how you deal with other fighters. For Cammy I'd suggest looking for videos on Aulord and Sanford Kelly. In the video below, although Aulord ultimately lost, he was beasting on a highly skilled player using a top tiered character. Good luck and I hope this helps!
You really do Cannon Spike way too often. You also did a random ultra. That's a BIG no-no with almost every character.
And, like gturtle343 said, instant Cannon Strikes are an important part of Cammy's gameplay . You can pressure the enemy with it, make their grabs whiff etc etc.
You also want to learn Cannon Spike FADC into another Cannon Spike and into Ultra. That not only makes your wake up Spikes safe, it also allows you to add a LOT of damage to any Cannon Spike you might land. In order to really do that you should also use your EX more wisely. In that match you were throwing out some random EX moves. It's probably smarter to save it for the FADC.
